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Laura Dresser on the state of working in Wisconsin in 2023

By Zac Schultz | Here & Now

September 8, 2023

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Labor economist and UW-Madison COWS associate director Laura Dresser discusses the group's State of Working Wisconsin 2023 report, from record-high job numbers to a decline of women in the workforce.

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